Patents by Inventor Toby Frink

Toby Frink has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070221206
    Abstract: The artificial embers can generally be used in any gas appliance with a gas fired log set that has a burner and are formed of silicon carbide or alumina. A plurality of the embers are placed loosely on a burner in registry with the flames of the burner in order to produce a simulation of actual glowing embers. The plurality of glowing embers simulates an actual ash bed or coals within the gas fired log set. The glowing artificial embers release a minimal amount of NO2 and CO emissions while creating a more realistic and brighter glow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: DESA IP, LLC
    Inventors: John Phillips, George Lewis, Kirk Kirchner, Toby Frink, Albert Talamantes, JoAnn Aiken, Brandon Manco, Jesse Chaney
  • Patent number: 7175424
    Abstract: The present invention is an indoor/outdoor patio heater which includes a base portion housing a gas source, a gas burner, gas valve, a fan under the burner to create twisting flame patterns and a liquid pump, a pair of concentric see-through tubular portions disposed vertically above said base portion and a top heat deflector portion, with the burner flame enclosed by the inner tubular portion and liquid flowing through the channel formed between the inner and outer tubular portions to create the appearance of a twisting flame enclosed within a waterfall. The invention can be utilized with its aesthetic flame features and its aesthetic water features together, or one or the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventors: Toby Frink, John A. MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20040261780
    Abstract: The present invention is an indoor/outdoor patio heater which includes a base portion housing a gas source, a gas burner, gas valve, a fan under the burner to create twisting flame patterns and a liquid pump, a pair of concentric see-through tubular portions disposed vertically above said base portion and a top heat deflector portion, with the burner flame enclosed by the inner tubular portion and liquid flowing through the channel formed between the inner and outer tubular portions to create the appearance of a twisting flame enclosed within a waterfall. The invention can be utilized with its aesthetic flame features and its aesthetic water features together, or one or the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Toby Frink, John MacPherson